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Tanzania GFOP from A C Perch's
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And that’s the end of the Tanzania.

I have really enjoyed this tea, and to her vast surprise, so has my boss. This was actually one we bought for work. My interest in African teas was very new then, so I had to have it. My boss was sceptical because of the relatively high caffeine content. We compromised. The smallest amount of loose leaf AC Perch’s will allow you to buy from the webshop is 100g, so we bought the bag of 100g. I then divided it up into two equal portions, took one to work and kept one at home. My boss then only paid me back for half of the work-portion.

Now that it’s gone, though, I am definitely going to want to stock up on it again. As mentioned, even my boss found that she liked it a lot more than she had expected. Her own surprise was clearly audible when she told me this.

This was the last of the home portion. The work portion disappeared a long time ago. I would prefer to stock up on it at work rather than at home, I think. I found it an excellent work tea, and before you ask me what sort of qualities a work tea should have, let me tell you that I don’t know. It’s something to do with how it feels in the situation, so it’s not even something I can try to predict. We’ll see if the boss is interested in another batch of it. If not, I’ll probably get it for home.

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ashmanra
ashmanra 2011-12-11 07:35:59 -0500

Do you take this with milk and sugar? Would you say it is more like an Assam? I have only had one African tea and it was from Kenya.

Angrboda
Angrboda 2011-12-11 08:36:15 -0500

It’s very rare that I add anything at all to any tea. Sometimes I do as an experiment, but generally not.
I wouldn’t say it was really like anything. It’s got a full strong flavour but it’s just sort of default tea. Somewhat akin to Kenya, I think, but not really the same. I wouldn’t say it was a lot like Assam, it doesn’t have that Indian astringency at all.

ScottTeaMan
ScottTeaMan 2011-12-11 09:29:09 -0500

I’ve had one CTC Tanzanian tea. It does have a distinct flavor, I really enjoyed it.

Angrboda
Angrboda 2011-12-11 10:19:29 -0500

This one isn’t CTC, the leaves are much too large for that.

oOTeaOo
oOTeaOo 2011-12-11 20:07:29 -0500

I am an absolute huge fan of Tanzanian tea. :) I haven’t tried this particular one, but I am tempted to make a purchase.

Angrboda
Angrboda 2011-12-12 00:15:17 -0500

oOTeaOo, you would probably be better off trying to find the estate elsewhere. Perch’s will ship internationally, but they charge an arm and a leg for it.

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Okay. Ang prefers black teas and the darker sorts of oolongs. She has to be in the mood for green and white and she enjoys, but knows little to nothing about, pu-erh.

Her preferences with black teas are the Chinese ones, particularly from Fujian, but also Keemun and just about anything smoky. She occasionally enjoys Yunnans but they’re not favourites.

She is sceptical about Indian blacks as she generally finds them too astringent and too easy to get wrong. She doesn’t really care for Darjeelings at all.

She likes flavoured teas as well, particularly fruit flavoured ones, but also has an obsession with finding the Perfect Vanilla Flavoured Black.

However, she thinks Earl Grey is generally kind of boring. Cinnamon and ginger are also not really a hit, and she’s not very fond of chais. Evil hibiscus is evil. Even in small amounts, and yes, Ang can usually detect hibiscus, mostly by way of the metallic flavour of blood it has.

Ang is not super impressed with rooibos or honeybush. She doesn’t care for either, really, but when they are flavoured, there have been known to be surprising exceptions to this rule.

Ang has a number of teas that she regards her Standard Panel and will always try to have on hand.
-Lapsang Souchong, any brand really, but preferably AC Perchs.
-Blackberry flavoured black or similar, any brand.
-Late Summer Blend, AC Perchs
-Raspberry Oolong, AC Perchs OR Red Fruits Oolong, Le Palais des Thes
-Caramel, Kusmi OR Toffee, Le Palais des Thes
-Something orange flavoured, black or pu-erh, any brand.
-Tan Yang Te Ji, Teaspring OR Bai Lin Gongfu, Teavivre
-A good Keemun, any brand.
-The Perfect Vanilla Black if and when she ever finds it…

Angrboda is almost always open to swapping. Just ask her.

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